Priority
Task
Impact
Migration Path
Details, Comments
Relevant libraries
and licenses
Volunteers,
Status
Clarify legal usage of Category B (eg MPL) libraries
relevant for many critical libs
If allowed, upstream patches where possible and use binaries
Binary builds of libraries can be shipped with binary release of AOO.
Source code of libraries can remain on an Apache server but (like ext_sources of old OOo.)
BUT
source code of libraries is not shipped in a source release of AOO
instead it can be downloaded and built during bootstrap, but only when developer uses a configure option that is off by default
Done
Clarify usage of GNU cp, GNU patch,
GNU tar
Used during the build process
Native CP
Searching the mailing list archive reveals that GNU cp is a prerequisite for the FreeBSD's port.
No problem regarding IP clearance - see
ooo-dev post
. It is only used during the build.
Some work was done to mitigate the issue on BSD. In the long-run we should avoid its usage.
pfg,
orw
Solved
List of files where it seems that the copyright owner is not Oracle
but the license probably is compatible with the ASL -
NOTICE file
clarify status of these files
See wiki – ApacheMigration
Done
but it would be good to check thirdpartylicense.html
List of files where it seems that the copyright owner is not Oracle
but the license probably is
not
compatible with the ASL -
libegg removed. autoconf stuff is OK'd by legal.
clarify status of these files
See wiki ApacheMigration
Done
AF may review
Regexp
Required for all searches in Writer/Calc/Impress/Help
ICU regexp
A heavily modified LGPL regexp library was replaced by ICU regexp
HDU
Done
dmake
Used during the build.
Use as an external package until we replace it with system gmake.
moving outside trunk SVN directory. Thus, everything under trunk can be our source release
main/dmake
GPL
translations
Essential for localization
None
Are these included in SGA?
They are now part of the SGA, see
oracle-sga-2-txt
jsc: done
Clarify usage of boost
Used all over the place especially for smart pointers, extensive use in module canvas
clarify if license can be used under Apache
boost is widely used in the source code
Corresponding JIRA issue, found
here
, has been solved - Boost Software License Version 1.0 is now been classified as category A
boost_1-39_0.tar.gz
Boost Software License Version 1.0
solved
Clarify usage of Oracle Berkeley DB
Used in modules l10ntools, xmlhelp and desktop
l10ntools: removal of 'dead code' using Berkeley DB
xmlhelp: code using Berkeley DB is also more or less 'dead' and can be removed
desktop: replacement already available
Not usable in Apache due to license - corresponding JIRA issue, found
here
db-4.7.25.NC-custom.tar.gz
Open Source License for Oracle Berkeley DB
done
hdu, orw
118662
idlcpp
IDL Compiler
ucpp
Underlying and used code (
lcc
) has a problematic
license
. The used code will be replaced by a different preprocessor
ucpp
with an Apache compatible license (BSD). Related issue
118568
ucpp evaluated -
done
idlc changed to use ucpp -
done
new module for ucpp created (md5 marked download file in ext_source patch for makefile build works) -
done
tested on Windows building udkapi and offapi -
done
testing on Linux building udkapi and offapi - open
testing on MacOS building udkapi and offapi -
done
ucpp
new BSD license
jsc: done
dictionaries
Required for spell checking
None
Can we have dictionaries be installed by users as extensions?
Can some dictionaries be contributed by original authors under ALv2?
replace svg (LGPL) support
Used for the important Ooo3.4 feature: SVG support
parsing SVG directly and converting it to primitives
figure out the dependent office functionalities
Replacement for librsvg and cairo
three options:
1) Deactivate
2) Replace with Java renderer
3) Write our own SVG import in C++
librsvg-2.32.1.tar.gz
LGPL
libcroco-0.6.2.tar.gz
LGPL
libgsf-1.14.19.tar.gz
LGPL
cairo-1.8.0.tar.gz
LGPL
MPL
pixman-0.12.0.tar.gz
MIT
pango-1.28.3.tar.gz
LGPL
, parts Freetype License
ALG
solved by removing:
-librsvg
-libcroco
-libgsf
-gdk-pixbuf
-glib
-gettext
-pango
in task #i118466#
(replacement in preparation)
replace neon (LGPL)
Used for HTTP file access and WEBDAV support
serf
(AL2)
it is more or less a MUST; related issue
118569
replacement with serf in progress
neon-0.29.5.tar.gz
LGPL
jsc
removed -
118584
replace -
118569
3rd party/external library cups
Used for integrating into the print system on Unix
Using the system provided cups functionality. // This should be off by default
CUPS headers are still required by configure. Is this OK?
cups-1.1.19.tar.gz
GPL & LGPL with exceptions for Apple
af
external lib cups-1.1.19.tar.gz not used (anymore?)
but the system provided CUPS headers and libraries
3rd party/external library lp_solve
Used by Calc's goal based linear-programming solver
CoinMP (EPL)
lp_solve_5.5.tar.gz
LGPL
removed -
118567
3rd party/external library openssl
Used for libcurl and as an eventual migration path of LGPL NSS
Already Apache approved?
an optional PKCS11 support needs a seperate review
openssl-0.9.8l.tar.gz
OpenSSL License, SSLeay License (both BSD style)
Category A license: nothing to do
fix copyright/license statements in i18npool for the data files based on ICU.
There are missing/unclear copyright/license headers.
Used by line breaking
spell checking
word counting
word selection
etc.
Main part of these files are covered by Oracle's SGA - see
oracle-sga-2-txt
Missing are the data files in folder i18npool/source/breakiterator/data/ which have IBM copyright header. These need to get proper license text.
As these are files are taken from ICU and are adapted to OOo needs, it is worse looking for new ones from ICU.
proper license information is now available in this folder
done
orw
clarify status of library files used for tests
check license compatibility
and the need for the binaries
None
see wiki – ApacheMigration:
VBasicEventListener
connectivity
hdu
solved: binaries not needed and removed
3rd party/external library mysql-connector
Used by Base for connecting to MySQL data bases
None
mysql-connector-cpp.zip
GPL
af: removed -
118594
3rd party/external library epm
Used during the build process on Unix
Using the system provided packaging tools
epm is made as prerequisite and we have to use a version 3.7 with our patches. In the future we will analyze the packaging process and will change it to work with an unpatched system epm or we find an alternative.
epm-3.7.tar.gz
GPL
jsc
done -
118605
3rd party/external library glibc
getopt() and readdir_r() for Windows
Reimplementation
glibc-2.1.3-stub.tar.gz
LGPL
af: removed -
118595
3rd party/external library javamail
none as Java Mail is not used by mail merge
removing unnecessary strings and help content -
issue 118572
javamail-1_3_1.zip
orw
Solved - nothing to do regarding IP clearance
3rd party/external library xpdf
Used by PDF import extension
Apache PDFBox
or eventually native parsing of PDF
xpdf-3.02.tar.gz
GPL
af: removed -
118592
3rd party/external library gentiumbasic-fonts
A useful set of high quality fonts for e.g. templates
None
gentium-basicfonts.1.10.zip
SIL OpenFont License
similar to GPL
af: removed -
118600
3rd party/external library liberation-fonts
A useful set of high quality fonts, mostly equivalent to those from MS.
Chrome OS has replacement fonts (Tinos, Arimo and Cousine) under OFL.
liberation-fonts-ttf-1.06.0.20100721.tar.gz
GPL
af: removed -
118600
3rd party/external library gettext
Used by GTK integration and testautomation
GTK: none
testautomation: rewrite without gettext
gettext-0.18.1.1.tar.gz
GPL
ALG: solved by removal with SVG in #118466#
3rd party/external library glib
Used by GTK integration
Use system provided functionality
glib-2.28.1.tar.gz
LGPL
ALG: solved by removal with SVG in #118466#
3rd party/external library libwpd
Used for WordPerfect import/export
None
Default is that this filter is now disabled and removed but it can be built with a system available libwpd (0.8.x). It would be also possible to create an extension and provide it separately if anybody takes care of this.
libwpd-0.8.8.tar.gz
LGPL
jsc
removed -
118587
3rd party/external library swingEx
Used by scripting frameworks Javascript support library
None
swingExSrc.zip
3rd party/external library
Core
Used by report builder extension
None
core.zip
LGPL
removed -
118573
3rd party/external library
flow-engine
Used by report builder extension
None
flow-engine.0.9.4.zip
LGPL
removed -
118573
3rd party/external library libxml
Used by report builder extension
None
libxml-1.1.7.zip
LGPL
removed -
118573
3rd party/external library
libbase
Used by report builder extension
None
libbase-1.1.6.zip
LGPL
removed -
118573
3rd party/external library
libfonts
Used by report builder extension
None
libfonts-1.1.6.zip
LGPL
removed -
118573
3rd party/external library
libformula
Used by report builder extension
None
libformula-1.1.7.zip
LGPL
removed -
118573
3rd party/external library
liblayout
Used by report builder extension
None
liblayout-0.2.10.zip
LGPL
removed -
118573
3rd party/external library
libloader
Used by report builder extension
None
libloader-1.1.6.zip
LGPL
removed -
118573
3rd party/external library
librepository
Used by report builder extension
None
librepository-1.1.6.zip
LGPL
removed -
118573
3rd party/external library
libserializer
Used by report builder extension
None
libserializer-1.1.6.zip
LGPL
removed -
118573
3rd party/external library
flute
Used by report builder extension
None
flute-1.1.6.zip
LGPL
removed -
118573
3rd party/external library
gdk-pixbuf
Used by AVMedia for Video playback
None
gdk-pixbuf-2.23.0.tar.gz
LGPL
MPL
ALG: solved by removal with SVG in #118466#
3rd party/external library
Cppunit
Used for automated unit testing
cppunit-1.12.1.tar.gz
LGPL
External images
Crystal Icons, Oxygen and Tango Icons
Used by X11/unix: KDE and Gnome
Use existing icon set (for example Galaxy)
ooo_crystal_images-1.tar.gz
LGPL
ooo_oxygen_images-2009-06-17.tar.gz
GPL
xmerge/source/activesync/BIN/xmergesync.dll
Integration with Nokia WordProcessor
Writer2Latex
PocketPC Calc
clarify status of these file
see wiki – ApacheMigration
af: resolved
this is not an ip problem, just a dll that has been checked in